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MACHINE FOR FQRMING AND DRIVING COMPOUND PEGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,547, dated February 23, 1886.

Application filed August 19, 1885. Serial Xe. 174,838.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELEAZER G. BENNETT, of East Bridgewater, in the county of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Forming and Driving Oompound Pegs for Boots and Shoes, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

The object of this invention is to furnish a rapidly-working machine which shall form and drive a compound peg recently invented by me and described in the specification of an application of even date, said application being entitled improvement in the method of making boots and shoes, the peg being composed of a central core of wood or metal and a strip of thin metal so bent as to embrace two sides of the core and to extend a small distance below the point of said core, which admits the outer part of the peg after the same has been driven through the stock to be headed against the inner surface of the inner sole, thus securing a very firm and flexible fasten ing. I attain this object by the mechanism shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of my machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is aplan. Fig.4. is a vertical section taken on line 2 a of Fig. 2, showing the wire-feeding-in mechanism, the plane of the section being parallel to the front elevation of the machine. Figs. 5 and 6 are details relating to the Wire-ieedingin mechanism. Figs. .7 and 8 relate to the wood-peg mechanism. Fig. 9 is a section on line z z, Fig. 2, taken from Figs. 10 and 11 are detail views illustrating a device which I use for support ing the wire-former at certain times. Fig. 12 is a section taken on line a 2 Fig. 1. Fig. 13

is a vertical section showing the horn-moving mechanism. Figs. 1 1, 15, 16, and 17 are details relating to the wood-peg mechanism. Figs. 18, 19, 19, and 19 are details relating to the mechanism for wire-cutting. Figs. 20 and 20 are details relating to the mechanism for operating the wire-bending device. Fig. 21 is a vertical section on line 2' 2 Fig. 3, illustrating the mechanism for operating the sliding plates. Fig. 22 is a horizontal section taken on line 2 zof Fig. 21. Figs. 23 and 23 (No model.)

are side and end elevations showing the clamp moving mechanism, Fig. 24 being a cross-section taken in line a 2 in Fig. 23. Figs. 25, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 3]., and 32 are intended to illustrate the different steps in forming and driving my improved compound peg.

For a better understanding of my machine, I will briefly explain the construction of the compound peg. This is shown at \V P, Fig. 32, Sheet 9, in which \V WV W is a strip of flat Wire bent, as shown in Figs. 28 and 29, so as to form' a V. The pointtl1at is, the lower endbeing upset after insertion, as shown in Fig. 30, to form a head, then the wire-carrying device is withdrawn, and the wood-peg l is inserted, as shown in Fig. 31, and finally the part 1V is cut off, which completes the operation, and leaves the compound peg W P in the shoes, as shown in Fig.

In this machine, like all of its class, the shoe is placed upon the horn, and is acted upon first by the awl, which performs the double function of piercing the sole and of feeding the same along to a position in which the puncture thus made is immediately over the center of the horn, and in this position the shoe remains until all of the work required to complete a fastening is accomplished. This requires the machine, to be so constructed that the several devices required to perform the successive steps-via, making the puncture, carrying down the wire, forming and bending it, inserting the pegwood, and cutting off the wire-must all occupy the same place when doing their work, and must each retire so as to give room for the next device to accomplish its functions. To effect this result, I attach the awl E, Fig. 4., Sheet 1, and Figs. 2]. and 22, Sheet 8, by means of a set-screw, 0, (see Fig. 4,) and bracket-pieces or awl-holder (fto the horizontally-sliding plate 0, Figs. 21 and 22, said horizontal sliding plate 0 being inserted in a verticallysliding plate, D.

Vertical motion is given to the sliding plates D and O by mechanism shown in Figs. 21 and 22. (I, made in the frame A, Figs. 21 and 22.

D D are ears extending from the plate D, and serve to hold a cam pin and roller, D The cam pin and roller D pass through an inclined slot, D, made in the cam-plate D. The cam-plate D has a pinor roller, D which The plate D slides in dovetailed ways d works in a cam-slot, d, of the cam D, so that as the cam D revolves the cam-plate D will move back and forth, and thus impart an up-anddown motion to thesliding plate D,and through the said plate D also to the plate 0, Figs. 21 and 22. I also attach to this horizontally-sliding plate 0 the gage L L, which slides through lugs c 0 when operated, and being kept down firmly against the shoes by means of the spring L Figs. 1 and 21. I also insert in ways formed in the plate 0 the wire forming and inserting devices, Fig. 4, and their adjuncts. The cutting-off device S S, Fig. 1, operates independently in slides of its own. The benders M M and their connecting partsnamely, the bender-holder M and the carrier-piece M Figs. 2 and 20-are thrown into their working position by lever M and cam M, Fig. 20. The wood-peg driver R is brought into its place of action by means of the lever It and its connections by the action of the cam R Figs. 1 and 3.

Having briefly set forth the general principles of my machine, I will now proceed to describe the parts in detail. The awl E is not round, but wedge-shaped, being about one sixteenth of an inch wide, and is held in an awl-holder, a by a clamp-screw, c and a vertically-adjusting screw, e, Fig. 4. The awl E, (see Figs. 4 and 21,) being attached to the sliding plate 0, Fig. 3, is operated by means of an arm, 0, which has a vertical pin, 0, Figs. 1 and 3, which engages with a slot, 0 made in the sliding cam-plate 0 said sliding plate being operated horizontally by a cam-groove made in the cam-wheel G, acting upon the pin and bracket 0 C, Fig. 3, the bracket 0 being attached to the slide 0".

By inspection of Fig. 3 it may be seen that as the slide 0 moves back and forth it will cause the pin 0 in the slot 0 to move to the right and left. As the pin 0 is made long, as shown in Fig. 1, it admits of the plate 0 having a vertical motion as well as a horizontal one, thus giving the desired motions directly to the awl E, and directly and indirectly to the gage L L, Fig. 1. These motions give all of the necessary movements to the awl E re quired to enable it to do its work.

L L, Figs. 1 and 4, is a gage which moves in bosses attached to the sliding plate 0, and is held firmly onto the sole of the shoe by the spring L This gage L has the same horizontal movement that the awl E has, but does not partake of all ofthe vertical movements of the awl. Thus in the downward movement of the slide 0 the awl E and the gage L accompany each other until the gage strikes the sole of the shoe. Now, the awl continues to move on and penetrates the leathert'. e., passes through it; but when the gage Lstrikes the sole it stops and rests upon it. This cessation of motion of the gage L and continued motion of the plate 0 causes the roller L on the arm L (attached to the gage L) to force the sliding plate L (which is descending with the plate 0) to move in the direct-ion of the arrow cease? shown near L, Fig. 4. The movement of the slide L is communicated to the rack-slide L through the roll and pin L, which in turn, acting through the gear L, causes the feed wheel L to turn in the direction of the arrow on said wheel. The open space L in the racksllde L, Fig. 4, is made so that the motion of the roller L on the slide L (which I have called the index-slide for the reason that it indicates the distance between the lower end, L, of the gage when down and the upper end of the born, that is, the thickness of the sole) shall have no effect upon the rack-slide while the sliding plate 0 is moving the awl E to its place over the shoe in its descent to the sole. At the time when thepoint of the awl touches the sole the gage will also touch and act on theindex-plate L, as has been described. The awl continues its descent, and is moved forward by the sliding plate 0, so as to feed the shoe on the horn until the awl is directly over the center of the header N in the horn N. The pressure-foot holding the shoe after being fed, the vertical movement of the awl continues until it reaches its highest point, thence by movement of the horizontal sliding block the awl returns to its original position, and there it remains stationary until all the other opera tions have been performed for completing the fastening.

The wire W is fed into the machine by the following mechanism: It is first passed to the first pair of feeding-rollers, L" L, Figs. 4 and 9; thence to the feed-rolls L L; thence to the tube H; thence into a groove, h", (see Figs. 4 and 5,) made in the former-piston H thence down into a groove made in the former-bar H thence down past the points of the former H H. The former-piston H Fig. 4, has upon it a fixed collar, H, against which a spring, H pushes, the upper end of the spring H being held in place by a plate, is", attached to the former-plate K. The action of this spring is to throw the piston H downward, (after the binders have done their work, as will be hereinafter described,) and thus carry the central former-plate, H", downward. This action will carry the looped wire sufficiently below the points of the former H H, as shown in Fig. 29, to admit of the formation of the head W, as shown in Fig. 30, the former-plate H being withdrawn at the same time and with the same motion that the header approaches it, which action I will now explain. The header being controlled by the lever N, Fig. 13, as has already been set forth, and this lever N having upon it a boss, H which in its upward motion comes in contact with the end of" the screw H", connected by the arm H to the piston H must cause both the header and the central former-plate, H", to move together. After the wire W has been fed down, as indicated at Fig. 26, then the benders M M come into place and the formers H H move laterally. the benders now being stationary, so as to bend the wire \V at right angles, as shown in Fig. 27.

Now,the formers descend between the benders M M and double the wire, as indicated at V W W Fig. 28. The next step is for the benders M Mto withdraw and to allow the wire being forced down through the sole, as shown in Fig. 29, ready for the action of the headers, as will be hereinafter explained.

The mechanical device by which motion is given to the benders M M may be explained as follows: The benders proper, M M, Figs. 1 and 2, 20 and 20, are attached to blocks m m, located in the end of the bender-holder M, these blocks being held together by springs M M Figs. 1 and 20, so that they may yield to the combined action of the formers H H and the descending wedge it", this wedge being shown at Fig. 20. M, Fig. 20, isacarrier-piece curved and having in it a groove, m". On this stationary curved piece M the bender-holder M slides, the said holder being provided with a long curved slot, M which engages with the fixed pin m", attached to the carrierpiece M M is a bent lever pivoted at M, and is operated by a cam-groove, M, madein the cam M, the working end of the lever M engaging by means of a pin with a forked project-ion, m made in the carrier-piece M The mechanism by which the former-plate K and its included clamping or wire-holding device is operated is illustrated in detail in Fig. 23, and also in part in Figs. land 4. As the wedge-shaped former-plate K moves vertically in the plate 0 and horizontally with it, it is necessary that the lever which operates it shall be so joined as to admit of its working end to swing in a horizontal plane. This is illustrated in Figs. 23 and 24, in which K represents a Vertical projection extending upward from the wedge-shaped former-plate K, Fig. 4. The upper end ofthe projection K is con nected by a swivel-joint, K K, Fig. 23, to the swinging end K of the cam-lever K K (see Figs. 23 and 24.) This swinging end K of the lever K K is formed in section taken in line Z Z, as shown in Fig. 24, and in end elevation, as shown in Fig. 23. The part K of this lever is shown in Fig. 23. The swing ing part K is free to move horizontally to the left in relation to the lever K". Its motion to the right horizontally is limited, and it has no motion in a vertical plane independent of the lever K. This lever K K is pivoted to the solid part of the machine by a pivot in a sliding box at K, so that it may have a slight longitudinal motion, and is operated by the cam K, the slot of which, K engages with the pin K. v

The formers H H (see Figs. 4, 10, 25, and

.26) being quite slender, require an additional support when they perform the work of bending, as indicated at Fig. 27. I will now describe my method of accomplishing this. T, Figs. 10 and 26. is a supporting-piece, which swings upon a pivot,l",inserted in the formerplate K, and is connected by a pivot, T, to a sliding rod,T,Fig. 10. This sliding rod T is held in place by ascrew, T, said screw T passing through a slot in the rod T thus allowing the rod T to have a slight vertical motion in relation to the former-plate K. This vertical motion of the plate K throws the support T against the former H when it is down, as shown in Fig. 10; but when the rod T moves up the support T is thrown backward and upward. This action allows the formers H and H to carry the bent wire down into the soles of the shoe, as indicated at Fig. 29. The upper motion of the rod T, which throws the former-support T back and out of the way, is effected by a spring, i, (shown in dotted lines .being connected to the frame A by ears T T,

is pressed forward by means of the spring T, where it remains until the lateral movement of the plate 0 forces the lug T. at the top of the rod T",-agai nst the shoulder T. This throws the rod back and allows the spring-pin T to catch into the notch T and thus hold the rod T back. Now, as the formers H H begin to retreat (as they must to make the bend in the wire W, as indicated at Fig. 27) the head of the rod '1, Fig. 10, will be drawn off the shoulder T on the rod T, which action will allow the rod T to spring up into the notch T and thus throw the support T back and out of the way,so that the next motion of the formers can take place. This motion is directly vertical, forcing the formers H H down between the benders M M, Fig. 28. \Vhen the benders M M have performed their work,they are withdrawn, as has'already been explained, and the downward motion continues, carrying the bent wire into the soles, as shown in Fig. 29. During the downward motion of the formers the arm T on the rod T Fig. 10, comes in contact with the projecting pin T on the spring catch-pin T and draws the said catch-pin T out of the notch T in the rod T, so that the rod T may spring forward to the position shown in Fig. 10 and be ready for the next operation.

The horn N, Fig. 13, operates, in the usual manner, as a support for the shoe, and carrying with it what I have called the heading device -,that is, a device which forms the loop or head V, Figs. 30, 31, and 32, of the folded wire. This header N is connected at the lower end, N, by a swivel, N, to the rod N", the rod N 6 being operated by the lever N, which swings upon a fulcrum, N and receives its motion from the cam-pin and the camgroove N in the cam N.

The wood part of the peg P, Figs. 31 and 32, is made wedge shapethat is, it has two parallel sides and two inclined sides-and is inserted between the folds of the wire W W Figs. 31 and 32. This peg is made by the mechanism shown in detail in Figs. 8, 14, 15, 16, and 17, the mechanism being located at P, Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

The peg-wood strip P, Figs. 14, 15, and 17, is made of a width corresponding to the longest peg required,and in cross-section is wedgeshaped, so that each peg cut off by the knife P Figs. 15 and 17, is a wedge, as has already been stated.

The peg-wood strip P, Figs. 14, 15, and 17, is fed into the machine by means of the feedroll P. This feed-roll is operated by a ratchet-wheel, P Figs. let and 17, and a pawl, P. This pawl P is connected by a pivot, P to the pusher P, so that as the pusher P is withdrawn it will cause the hook of the pawl P to engage with the ratchet-wheel P and cause it to turn the feed-roll 1? (see Figs. 15 and 17) snfficiently to forward another peg into the delivery-slot 12 Fig. 15. This takes place while the pusher P is at the upper part of its stroke-that is, in a position to leave room for a peg to pass under it into the delivery-slot 19 Motion is imparted to the pusher P by means of the bell-crank leverp, Figs. 8 and 16, the end of which is forked, as shown, so as to engage with the pin 19 on the upper part of the pusher P. This bell-crank lever 19 is pivoted at p to a part, f, attached to the frame of the machine, and is operated by the sliding plate 0, which has a slot, 1), in which a pin, p on the lower end of the lever p en gages.

1, Figs. 14., 15, and 17, is a knife, which serves to sever the peg from the peg'strip,and is attached to a swinging lever, P, which is pivoted at P Figs. 14 and 16, and is thrown upward bya springgp, Fig. 17, and is pressed down, so as to sever the peg from the wood',by a pin,p",which extends from the pusher P, as shown in Fig. 15. It will be observed that the knife 1? is at such a distance from the pusher P as to leave room between them for several pegs, as shown in Fig. 15, so that there are a number of pegs already severed from the pegwood ready to be pressed forward, as required, by the feed-rolls to be used. Now,the severed peg has been pushed by P down into the slot 1), so as to occupy the position 12 Fig. 15, this position being indicated by dotted lines at 19 Fig. 8. Now, the pusher P stops, and the plunger P, Fig. 8, forces the peg over to the position indicated in dotted lines 10, Fig. 8. Now, the plunger P is withdrawn, and the pusher P carries the peg to the swinging knife P, Fig. 15, which, moving with the peg, cuts it off to the desired length. The motion of the pusher P continues until it has fed the peg down into the recess formed in the tube R, the peg being indicated by P.

The length ofthe peg P is determined by the motion of the plunger P that is, if the plunger P moves sufficiently to pass the entire length of the peg beyond the edge of the cutting-off knife P, then the peg would retain its carrylit entirely past the knife P, then more or less of the thick part of the end of the peg will be cut off, making the peg longer or shorter.

Motion is imparted to the plunger 1? by the rack-arm L, Fig. l, the lower end of this rack-arm havinga slot, 1?, in which a pin, P, on the plunger P engages,and as the motion of this rack-arm L is (as has already been explained) governed by the gage L L it is plain that the length of the peg after being cut off will correspond with the thickness of the bottoming of the shoe.

The peg when completed is delivered to the hammer as is shown in Figs. 8 and 15, the peg being represented by P. The head of the peg bears against the face R of the hammer R. The tube R, which holds the peg, slides on the round part of the hammer E, Fig. 8, and is held in the position there shown by the spring R; All of these parts are so arranged that when the peg P enters the sole of the shoe the tube R will follow it until the end of the tube strikes the sole. The tube R will then stop, but the hammer proper, R, will continue its motion until the peg is driven completely into the sole. Then as the hammer R retreats the tube R will again be thrown forward by the spring R to the position shown in Fig. 8, where it is ready to receive the next peg.

Motion is imparted to the hammer by the following device: The hammer-handle R is attached rigidly to a revolving axis, R Figs. 1 and 3. This revolving axis is surrounded by a torsion-spring, It, Fig. 3, the tendency of whichtis to throw the hammer down onto the sole.

The hammer is drawn back by the following device: R Figs. 1 and 3, is alever pivoted to the frame of the machine at r. This lever B has a cam pin and roller, R, which engages with a cam-groove in the cam R To the top of the lever B, I attach the link R", which connects with the lever B by a pivot, B. This lever R swings on a pivot, r, Fig. 1, so that any movement of the lever B is communicated to the lever B by the link It". At the lower end of the lever R, I place a pin and roller, 1', upon which the arm R rests. This arm R is attached rigidly to the shaft R Figs. 1 and 7, so that any movement ofthe arm R must have a corresponding movement of the shaft R6 and the hammer R B.

In Fig. l the hammer is represented to be in its highest position-that is, the upper end of the lever B is thrown by the action of the cam R to the leftwhich movement throws the lower end of the lever R over to the right-that is, near to the outer end of the lever R but as the cam R continues to revolve,then the upper end ofthe lever R goes to the right and the lower end ofthe lever R ,Fig. 1, goes to the left, which action will allow the arm R to fall,and of course allow the ham merto fall slowly with it. This gradual lowering of original length; but if the plunger does not i the hammer will continue until the hammer is caught by a device to be explained hereinafter. The curve of the lower edge of the lever R is concentric with the hammer-shaft R, so that after reaching this point the roller r will have no power to check the movement of the lever B or of the hammer. After the roll T has moved a short distance to the left a pawl, R, (attached to the frame of the machine by a bracket, A, Figs. 1 and 7,) having a catch, R engages with a projection, It on the boss R of the hammer-handle R and checks its further motion; but when the lower end of the lever B comes in contact with the end of the screw R in the pawl B it throws the pawl back, so as to release the projection R This action will allow the spring Pt, Fig. 3, to act with full force on the hammer, and thus complete the hammer-stroke, giving it a rapid final motion, so as to drive the peg completely into the sole.

The final operation of my machine consists in cutting off the wire at the outer surface of the sole. This is done by what I call a cutter-head, which is in construction and mode of operation substantially like a head of apair of ordinary cutting-nippers. The principal difference is that I dispense with the long levers or handles and place in their stead very short ones, one of which is stationary, while the other moves about a pivot common to both the stationary and movable parts or jaws, the movement being obtained by means of a wedge, which is forced between the back extension of the movable jaw and a back extension of the fixedjaw. This cutter-head. is shown in details at Figs. 18 and 19 and 19", and consists of a fixed cutter -head, S to which is attached the fixed knife S and a cutter-head, S, to which is attached the moving knife S. Motion is imparted to the movable knife S by means of the wedge S, Fig. 19, said wedge being attached to a plunger-piece, S, Figs. 18 and 19, this wedge coming between the point of thelug t, Figs. 19 and 19, attached to the fixed cutter-holder S and the lug S attached to the revolving cutter-head S, forces the cutter S around and against the edge of the cutter S, thus severing the wire. The plunger S is forced back and out of action by the spring S, Fig. 18. At the same time the moving cutter S is separated from the fixed cutter S by the action of the spring S, Fig. 19. The motion of the cutter-head is accomplished as follows: S has a shank, s, as shown in Fig. 9, which slides vertically in a horizontallysliding plate, S, the plate S sliding in a dovetailed groove formed in the frame A of the machine. The cutter-head proper, S, (moving in a vertical plane which is at right angles to the front elevation of the machine, and passing through the center of the horn,) is moved both horizontally and vertically by the devices shown in Fig. 18.

Attached to the fixed jaws of the cutter S by means of a pin, S, Fig. 18, is an oscillating arm, S", which is in turn connected to thelever Sbya stud, S and a slide-piece, S The joint between the oscillating arm S and the sliding piece S is made so that the part S" only moves with considerable friction, and of course would remain stationary in relation to the sliding piece S and lever 8, except the motion of it and the fixed cutter-head S is resisted, as takes place when the cutter-head comes in contact with the sole of the shoe. The lever S gives vertical motion to the cutter-head, and has a slot, S, at its rear end, through which the fixed stud S passes, and serves as a fulcrum as well as a guide to the part S.

A to which the fixed stud S is attached, forms a part of the frame of the machine.

A back-and-forth horizontal motion is imparted to the lever S by means of the bent lever S. This bent lever S being pivoted to the frame of the machine at S, is made to operate by the cainroller S, which engages with the cam-slot in the cam S'. The lower end of the lever S has a stud, S, which works in a slot madein the lower part of the lever S Vertical motion is communicated to the cutter-head by means of the bent lever S". This lever S swings on the fixed pivot S and is actuated by a cam-roller, S', which engages with the cam-groove in the cam S, Fig. 3. The forward end of the lever S is connected by a roll, S", to the lever S, so that the sliding piece S moves in a vertical plane with the movement of the lever S The plunger S is drawn forward by the action of the lever S, Fig. 20. This lever S is pivoted to the frame of the machine at S", and is actuated by a boss, S, on the cam M, which strikes a roller, S, on the said lever S and throws it forward. This takes place at the time the cutters rest upon the shoe,

the movement of the parts being adjusted so that the end of the plungers S is at this time in position to be action upon by the lever S as indicated in Fig. 20. After severing the wire the cutter-head begins its upward movement, and, acting through the rod 8, Figs. 9 and 19, connected to S" by ears 8 and s, Fig. 19, causes the vertical rack S, Fig. 9, to move upward, and, acting through the gear L causes the feed-rollers Ii and L to withdraw the wire as far upward as the cutterhead rises. The feeding-in roll L and the withdrawing-roll L' revolve on fixed studs, while their companion rolls, L and L" revolve on studs that are attached to a rocking lever, L Figs. 1, 4, and 9, so that the roll L may be pressed forward toward the roll L", so as to make a working pair for the purpose of feeding in; or the roll L may be thrown forward so as to form with the roll L a pair of withdrawing-rolls. The rocking lever L is pivoted on the pin L", Figs. 1, 9, and 12, and is formed with a lower end, L projecting first backward and then at right angles, as shown at L, Figs. 8 and 9, and is connected by a crank-pin and slot at L Figs. 2 and 9, said crank-pin being connected to the shaft If, Figs. 2, 3, and 9. The shaft L is ICC) operated by a crank and pin at L, Fig. 3, which engages with a groove in the cam L, Fig. 3.

In order to adjust the rocking lever L to its best working position,I have the pivot L, upon which it rocks, (see Fig. 12,) so arranged that it can be moved back and forth. To do this, I pass the pivot L through a sliding plate, L, which rests against a part of the frame of the machine, as shown in Fig. 12. This sliding plate. L is pushed forward by a spring, L, and is adjusted by an eccentric, L', said eccentric turning upon a screw, L.

For convenience in turning the eccentric, a finger-piece is attached to its face. The rotating cutter opens about three-sixteenths of an inch, and it makes no difference whether the fastening be short or long, the cuttingedge of the two knives always meet on the line which is the point of contact of the wire and the surface of the outer sole; The cutters ad vance horizontally until they come to the point immediately above the fastening to be out. Then they fall until the fixed cutter strikes the sole, and then, on completion of the downward motion of the lever B, the cutting device works and retires to its original position.

My machine, as described, is adapted for using a wood core made in the form ofa wedge; but I do not confine myself to the use of wood for the core of the peg, as metal may be used for that purpose; nor do I confine myself to the shape of this core, as an ordinary shoe-nail or corrugated wire may be used for the core.

If metal or wire is used for the core, then the peg-wood apparatus will be modified to adapt it for using metal.

The leading idea involved in this machine is to manufacture and drive a compound peg, the outer part of the said peg to be of such a nature as to admit of being clinched or headed on the inner part of the sole, while the core shall be adapted to give stability to the body of the peg, and to prevent it from being drawn through the sole.

I claim- 1. In a machine for forming and driving pegs, the combination of the horizontal sliding plate 0, the vertical sliding plate D, and the awl E with the gage L L, index-plate L, rack-slide L gear L, and feed-rolls. L L, all operating together substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination ofthe horizontal sliding plate 0, the vertical sliding plate D, and the awl E'with the gage L L, index-plate L, rackslide L and plunger I all operating together substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination of the feed-rolls L L, the formersH H, benders M M, and the plate H with the horn N and header N all operating together substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination of the pegwood feeding- .roll 1?, severing-knife P and pusher P with the eutting-off knife 1?, all operating together substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

5. The combination of the hammer R, tube R, lever R shaft R and torsion spring R with the lever R lever R fl link It, lever R and cam R adapted to operate in combination with thelet-off device R R R, substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

6. The combination of the formers H H I with the former-support T, sliding rod T spring 11, sliding rod T,and spring eatch-pin T, all arranged to operate together substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

7. The combination of the cutter-head S cutters S S, and their actuating mechanism with the rod 8, rack 8, gear L, and feedrolls L L, all operating together substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 8th day of June, A. D. 1885.

ELEAZER O. BENNETT.

-Witnesses:

FRANK G. PARKER, CHAS. sPALDING. 

